Holder for neckties



July 6, 1954 |M|A 2,682,664

HOLDER FOR NECKTIES Filed Jan. 5, 1952 BENITO LIMIA 10 ffil INVENTOR.

Patented July 6, 1954 UNITED STATES FTENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR NECKTIES Benito Limia, New York, N. Y.

Application January 5, 1952, Serial No. 265,093

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in a holder for shaping and forming a four-in-hand necktie to be worn with a shirt having a turn-down collar.

More specifically, the present invention proposes a novel holder bent from a single piece of wire to have a necktie draped thereon in fourin-hand fashion forming a knot and which can be engaged with a collar of a shirt independent of any engagement with the collar button so as not to weaken the stitches which secure the button to the shirt collar.

Still further, the present invention proposes forming the holder with a top hook for engagement over the top edge of the collar between the depending tabs of the collar in a manner to support the knot portion of the draped tie in position between the depending tabs of the shirt collar.

Another object of the present invention proposes forming the holder with a pair of laterally extended Wings over which the intermediate portion of the necktie is draped and which are of a length to extend laterally from the sides of the formed knot to be inserted into position between the depending tabs and the neckband of the shirt collar in a manner to retain the hook of the holder from being accidentally dislodged from its engaged position with the top edge of the collar.

As a further object, the present invention proposes continuing the Wings into a depending tail portion to bear against the rear face of the knot of the draped tie to hold the tie in a forwardly arched position from the shirt collar.

The present invention further proposes form ing the tail portion with a smaller pair of laterally extended auxiliary wings for disposition between the tabs of the turn-down collar and the body of the shirt so as to accentuate the forward draping of the necktie.

A further object of the present invention proposes the formation of a holder upon which a necktie can be draped with a minimum of effort and skill so that a number of-neckties can be quickly and easily interchanged between one holder completely eliminating the need for having one holder for each necktie.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a necktie holder of the type disclosed which is simple and durable, which is effective for its intended purposes and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

On the accompanying drawing forming a material part of the present disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a portion of a mans shirt having a necktie supported in position thereon by a holder constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a frontelevational view of the holder, per se.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view with dot and dash lines added to show the draping of the necktie on the holder.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a modification of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the necktie holder of the present invention is illustrated in use supporting a necktie it of the four-in-hand type in position depending from the turn-down collar H of a conventional man's shirt R2. The necktie ill is draped on the holder to have the usual knot Mi and with its wide front portion Ill disposed in front of the narrower rear portion 16." The collar ll of the shirt [2 has the usual depending front tabs Il The holder is bent from a single length of rigid wire as a one-piece member 20. diate portion of the length of Wire used for shaping the member 20 is bent to provide a downwardly facing top hook 21 top of the neckband of the collar H betweenits depending, tabs H In that position, the top hook 21 will be depending along the inner face of the neckband.

Beneath the hook 2|, the length of wire is shaped to provide a pair of laterally projected wings 22 over which the knot Ill of the necktie is formed. The wings 22 are extended upward and outward, as best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5, and are arced slightly rearward, as best shown in Fig. 3. The manner of draping the necktie it over the wings 22 is best shown in Fig. 5 by the added dot and dash lines. To accomplish the draping, an intermediate portion of the necktie I0 is passed horizontally in front of the wings 22. The front portion H] is then bent upward from the bottom of its respective wing 22 and extended upward along the rear face of that wing. The front portion W is then draped over the top of the respective wing 22 and inserted downward behind the intermediate portion of the tie. In the The intermefor engagement over the the holder and shaping the intermediate portion of the tie, which was extended horizontally in front of the wings 22, into the knot Ill. The wings 22 are of sufficient length to extend outward from the sides of the knot ill of the tie. Thus, when the holder is positioned on the shirt 12, as shown in Fig. l, the free ends of the wings 22 will become lodged in the junction of the tabs ll with the neckband of the collar to retain the hook 2! from being accidentally disengaged from the neckband- Beneath the wings 22, the free ends of the length of wire used for forming the one-piece member 28, are bent into a depending tail portion 23 which is disposed behind the knot 10 of the necktie. The tail portion 23 functions to hold the tie ii! in a forwardly arched position from the collar H of the shirt 12 which is desirable.

In the modification of the invention shown in 1 Fig. 6, the depending tail portion 23 of the one-' piece member 28 is formed intermediate of-its length with a pair of laterally disposed upwardly extended auxiliary wings 24. The auxiliary wings 24,are shorter than the wings 22 and are provided it for assisting the tail portion 23 in maintaining the desired forward arching of the necktie. Those auxiliary wings 24 extend from the tail portion 23 behind the knot ll) of the necktie and assume a position between the tabs ll of the collar and the shirt front to hold the tail portion 23 and in turn the knot 10* of the necktie in a downwardly and forwardly projected position.

In all other respects, the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 is similar to that described in connection with Figs. 1 to 5 and like reference numerals are used to identify like parts.

The holder of the present invention is characterized by the fact that it can be supported in position upon the collar of a shirt without any 2 connection with the usual collar button. Accordingly, the use of the holder in no way weakens the stitches which secure the collar button in position on the neckband of the collar completely eliminating the danger of pulling the collar button off, with the holder being then ineffective to support the necktie. Furthermore the engagement and disengagement of the necktie with the holder is a relatively simple matter and thereby eliminates the necessity of having one holder for each necktie in ones wardrobe-ties can be quickly and easily interchanged between one holder.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the preoise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: a

An integral tie holder comprising an intermedi ate hook portion, a pair of laterally projected wings extending from said hook for engagement beneath a shirt collar and for retaining 'atie member thereon, a tail portion dependingfrom said wings to engage the rear face of the tie knot and to hold it in a forwardly arched position, said hook portion being opposite-said tail portion and extending at a slight angle away from said tail portion so that when said hook portion is mounted on the neck of a shirt collar, the tail portion extends forwardly to hold the tie in the arched position, said tail'portion being twisted, and a second pair of laterally projected wings extending from said tail portion, said last-named wing including a second tail portion. 7

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